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#OWS Weekend Wrap-up

In Oakland, cops cleared an encampment located at 19th and Telegraph Avenue this morning. Despite the fact that police showed up in riot gear, barring protesters from their camp, no arrests or injuries were reported. In San Francisco, six demonstrators were arrested and many still fear that the main Occupy camp at Justin Herman Plaza, will suffer the same fate as the one that was raided in front of the Federal Reserve building. Occupy Boston has been labeled one of the best established locations throughout the country. A temporary court order has prevented police from breaking down the Dewey Square encampment within Boston’s financial district.

We are ready for a truly Independent leader to run for President to help us build a populist movement to fight the oligarchs and help us restore democracy. That leader is Bernie Sanders. #PleaseRunBernieBernie Sanders says he will run for president if he can 'do it well' | Al Jazeera Americaamerica.aljazeera.comSocialist senator and rumored 2016 ca […]

Puzzling indeed.Timeline PhotosExactly! Due to an unjust tax code that privileges investment income over income from wages, the wealthy pay a much smaller percentage of their income in taxes than the poor, despite living much more comfortable lives. How the right-wing can fight so fiercely to maintain this unfair status quo defies explanation. Image by @[520 […]

Are we on the verge of an electoral revolution in Spain? #podemosThe Podemos revolution: how a small group of radical academics changed European politics | Giles...www.theguardian.comThe long read: Just 15 months after it was founded, Podemos now leads the polls in Spain. Can this grassroots party win power – or is its bubble about to burst?